Fail to Appear

2017 Canadian film
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (VIFF)
Running time
70 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Fail to Appear is a 2017 Canadian independent drama film directed by Antoine Bourges in his feature film directorial debut.[1] The film stars Deragh Campbell as Isolde, a social services caseworker trying to assist Eric (Nathan Roder), a man who is about to face a criminal trial on charges of theft.[2]

The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.

Reception

Marsha Lederman of The Globe and Mail describe the film as "an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film",[1] and the publication ranked it one of the top 10 best Canadian films of the year.[3] Norman Wilner of Now called it "formally rigorous but surprisingly moving".[4]

The film received three award nominations from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle, for Best Canadian Film, Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Campbell), and Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Roder).[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Marsha Lederman, "Review: Fail to Appear is an utterly watchable piece of experimental Canadian film". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Kevin Rakestraw, "FAIL TO APPEAR Review". Film Pulse, May 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Hertz, Barry (December 24, 2018). "The top 10 Canadian films of 2018". Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Wilner, Norman (June 6, 2018). "Review: indie film Fail To Appear is simple yet powerful". Now. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "2018 Nominees Announced". 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2019-11-14.

External links

  • Fail to Appear at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata